Children's Product Reviews

If your kids are anything like mine they have a plethora of soft toys and you actually dread holidays that you know will add to the pile, but every now and then you see a toy that is just so darn cool you can't help but get it. The soft toys from Ollie & Leila are just those ones that will break your resolve and have you adding to the collection in a big way.

They have an amazing range of soft toys, bold and bright, super soft and cuddly, bears, monkeys, cats and rabbits to choose from....

I actually love these, Nom-Nom Kids Reusable pouches are the easiest refillable food pouches I've found and I've been using them for ages. When I heard that they had been improved I had to ask how? Well they have a double zip lock seal now, making them even stronger than before and I was sent three new ones to review....

L has been loving playing with the Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Toolbox, he does enjoy it when I get sent toys for him to review, especially toys that come with hammers, flashy lights and music he can have a little wiggle to.

Suitable from 6 - 36 months this really is a toy that will last and coming from a girl who hates noisy children's toys, this one is actually not irritating, I would go as far as saying I rather like it's little tunes....

This last month I have had the pleasure of cooking meals for the whole family using Garofalo's range of organic children’s pasta. What makes this pasta suitable for children? Well it has been developed exclusively for children in collaboration with Professor Luigi Greco, pediatrician and Professor at the University Federico II of Naples. La Giostra dei Bambini (Children’s Carousel) pasta uses only the best durum wheat semolina, organically grown, tested and certified free of pesticides and herbicides. It has all the quality, taste and nutritious benefits, which our pasta is known for. The pasta is high in carbohydrates, protein and fibre, perfect for active, growing children.....

This is a fun and useful bathroom tidy, it simply slips over the edge of your bath and is adjustable so it will fit most baths with edges between 7.5cm and 12cm wide, it has a large net that can store all your bath time toys keeping them neat and tidy and allowing them to dry....

L has been helping out with this review, he was sent some of the Quinola Mothergrain Kids range to try. It doesn't matter how hard I try I cannot make all of L's meals from scratch so I always have a few ready made meals in the cupboard, they are just really handy....

Not only does the Armadillo Range of Pushchairs from Mamas & Papas come in a great range of colours, be named after a small animal I'm rather fond of (the one at our local zoo does a little dance for it's keeper) and fully recline so it's suitable from birth, it can be used entirely one handed which as a mother of a now very wriggly toddler who has already been through this clingy, sleepy and 'I've got so much stuff I don't know what to do it with it' stages of parenting I can say is an amazingly handy thing.....

Party Bags and Supplies offer a huge range or, you guessed it, party goodies. I have been reviewing the Bumper Party Packs and I have to say I am VERY impressed, had I known about this site when L turned 1 I would have not only saved money but also a whole heap of time and stress.....

With all the dull and dreary weather we've had it can be even harder to get enough Vitamin D for your kids, to help with this we've been sent some BrightStart Vitamin D3 drops and DHA to try out.

Obviously L can't tell me if he's feeling the benefit of these, however, as a mum it's nice to know that he's getting all the nutrients he needs. The Department of Health recommend that children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years should take a Vitamin D supplement....

Tall Tape is the only product I have come across so far that I really wish someone had bought me or I had known about for when L was born. It is a really simple idea, a roll up height chart, but it works so well and creates a lasting memory....

There are several things that make bath time one of my favourite times of day, L loves all the splashing, I have an excuse to play with bath toys and it also means that a couple of hours of grown up time are drawing near.,...

I have always liked a map, the husband has too, so he was just as chuffed as I was when the lovely people at Maps International sent over their gorgeous Animal Map and fun Glow in the Dark Map for me to review......

Chad Valley have been kind enough to send me these lovely toys to review with the help of my son as part of there #100DaysOfPlay campaign, encouraging grown ups to share their play ideas via social media using the hashtag.....

I love stationery, more than an adult should, thing is I know I'm not the only one! I've been sent some awesome products from Smiggle to review and they've been so popular each time I've shown someone I've ended up with a bit less for myself! Especially as we are so close to the new school year starting....

Already a household name Quick & Easy weaning is the latest book from Annabel Karmel. It covers everything you need to know about feeding your baby it the first year and is jam packed with amazing recipes and helpful advice. I've been lucky enough to review it for Mojo Mums Book Club....

Tobar have developed a range of craft books for ages 5+ and I've recently been sent the Balloon Modelling Kit (recommended age 8+) to try out, now as my little boy is only 9 months old a friend of mine has been reviewing this for me with her children.....

This is an Esty shop you need to have a look at! Le Petite Maison Blanc is based in the South of France but posting to the UK you will find lots of lovely little hand made things, using beautiful fabrics.....

Konfidence recently sent me some of their products to try with my little boy, so when we went swimming at the weekend I used them all! The Baby Warma, AquaNappy, Roll & Go Baby Changer and the Poncho Towel......

As you know I am am well past the weaning stage with my little monster but one of my closest friends is just starting that journey with her little one, so they have kindly helped me out with this review....

We've been away a few times this year and travelling with a toddler is never easy, so it's great to find products that help and the SnooziHedz from Trunki is one of those products. Pippin the Penguin is now a permanent resident in my car as he gets used all the time not just on holiday....

L, like many little boys and girls loves trains, toot toot, is in amongst his first words so he has loved this My First Thomas & Friends Pop and Go Thomas toy from Fisher-Price, he has been very keen on reviewing it and all it's capabilities. It's a simple toy, an opaque Thomas filled with different coloured balls that pop and bounce as it is being pushed along....

I am so impressed by the chunky, bright and fun Woody 3 in 1 pencils from Stabilo that we got sent to review, things are getting a bit carried away in the Any Way To Stay household. I think it's fair to say I'm a little bit in love with them as they are just perfect for toddler fun and craft time.....

We have been simply loving the Paddy's Bathroom Range. I had never heard of it before but we were invited to their bubble barber event in London at the end of April, I made the decision not to attend as it would have been a long car/tube journey to then expect L to sit still and have a bubble hair do sorted! I could envisage all kinds of crying, bubble throwing, slippy, slidey chaos. So instead they kindly sent us some of the products to try out so we could set for ourselves what the Paddy's brand was all about.

It has officially been sunny and hot enough these last few days that we have needed sun cream, so much time spent outside enjoying the great weather has made it a must.

My memories of getting sun cream onto L last summer are not great, I could find ones that smelled great, I could find non greasy ones, I tried creams, sprays and sticks but all these great Factor 50 products had one thing in common....

Stabilo have sent us some of their Early Writers Range and some fun highlighters that have glow in the dark patterns on them, as well as these great products they also sent some fun sheets to help encourage good penmanship, you can download your own here. Obviously L isn't anywhere near writing yet, so I'm handing over to one of my mummy and daughter testing combo's....

Anyone who reads my blog, or checks my Instagram feed will know what a stationery lover I am, whether for kids or adults I love it. I look for quality, beauty, fun and functionality and the new Color'Peps Jungle Innovation we were sent to try from Maped Helix ticks all those boxes.

It is a bit too old for little L to use and technically far too young for me, but since when has that stopped me! This great set of colouring pens comes on an amazing rubber base that pops out to form a stand with the pens all sticking out ....

Looking for a good quality magazine for your kids? One with decent paper that won't get ripped in seconds, one with no adverts that lead to pleading 'but mummy please can I have .....' and one that is just packed full of great stories......

Now I'm completely guilty of being one of those mum's who thinks her little man it the cutest, most handsome and generally amazing thing that ever did exist. Aren't we all? Anyway I love to dress him up all smart, so when Rockabye-baby asked if they could send me a little something I of course said yes!

These razor sharp little beauties need looking after and it just so happens that a few weeks before the excitement of the first tooth the guys at Brush Baby sent me some Toothpaste and one of their Chewable Toothbrush & Teether's to review......

MonkeyWellbeing is a lovely series of books, activities, information and even a puppet to help young children learn about and hopefully feel more comfortable with different healthcare procedures and NHS services...

I have recently been sent The Essential Baby Care DVD Guide to watch, it is a brilliant resource for any parent, new or old. It is over 8 hours long, but don't worry it is well broken down and easy just to watch the bits you want to see......

To tie in with my first swimming trip with the little man Huggies helped me by sending some Little Swimmer Nappies and a Hygiene Mat. They also sent me a pack of Soft Skin Wipes which is always useful and I've been using this last week.....